Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, January 17 -
Haryana's cabinet minister Rao Narbir Singh said Babu Mohar Singh played an important role in promoting education in various districts of Haryana and was the father and pioneer of a revolution in education in the state.
The Forest and Environment Minister said this today during the inauguration of the newly constructed memorial of the first MLA of Ahirwal region, Babu Mohar Singh, at Government Senior Secondary School in Kanwali village of Rewari district.
He said our youth should contribute to the development of the country by following the path shown by such a pioneer of educational revolution, sharp politician, unbiased social worker and visionary thinker. During this, the minister also planted saplings in the school.
It is worth mentioning that Babu Mohar Singh became MLA for the first time in 1942, second time in 1946 and MLC in 1954 in undivided Punjab. Apart from being the first MLA of Ahirwal, he was also the first graduate from Ahirwal region and graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. After studying law from Lahore University, he ignited the educational revolution in Ahirwal and opened about a dozen educational institutions in the region.